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excellent (although graphic) video exposes the truth about a very misunderstood breed

http://www.deviantart.com/view/11454716/

Hi Chris,

I saw that video about 2 months ago as I was looking at pit sites. It is a great video and this breed is very misunderstood. I have now owned 2. My female Gypsy I rescued from an awful place. Sadley, she passed away a year ago due to complications from her spay. In October I came across a breeder in MI that breeds for conformation and wieght pull. I went and checked them out and told them I was looking for a dog to do therapy work with. They introduced me to Apollo and he came home with me that day. These people were wonderful and checked me all out as they should. There dogs have wonderful temperments and are very smart. They have kept in touch with me and we exchange pictures all of the time. Living on a military base I have encounter parents who will not allow there children to come play with my son because I have a pit. This saddens me because Apollo is so sweet and is almost ready to take his Therapy dog test. He is a big baby. He wieghs 90 pounds at 10 months old and lives with a 9 pound chihuahua and plays with the 6 pound dachshund that lives next door yet parents hear pit and its all over. This breed deserves a chance. People need to research the breed, buy from a good breeder or rescue from a reputable rescue. My husband being a military policeman comes home daily with stories of the dogs he had to pick up. I think the one that stands out most to me is the small female pit who was cold and wet and could not climb into his car fast enough. If they were all vicious as the media trys to portray this would never have happened. As a trainer I know these dogs need lots of love and lots of training but they make wonderful family companions, therapy dogs, service dogs, and search and rescue dogs. I am tired of hearing about how mean they are. I never blame a dog for it actions. Its the people who own the dog that are at fault. Dogs only do what they are taught.

Wow Scott where is your emergency room?? Out of all the recorded dog attacks around my state pitbull terriers were rarely even mentioned.

I'v owned pits and they all have loved humans and never met a dog they didn't like. What I have seen by taking my dog on walks and to the parks are people with dogs that are poorly socialized and dis obediant. These poorly socialized dogs were the ones that cower, growl, and bite at other dogs. Not once even when provoked did my dog try to attack another dog.

I think any bite on human is STRICTLY the result of an irrisponsible handler, poor socialization and bad training. Theres no reason for a dog to see a small child as subordinant, if taught correctly.

I'v heard of horrible stories of dog attacks on humans (even resulting in death of small child in my old home town) not involving pitbulls and the thought of banning the bread was not even mentioned on the news or in the paper, but if a pitbull would even nip some one as a result of them yelping and running around, that dog would be put to death and there would be all kinds of people demanding they ban that breed. It's pure prejudice...

So unless there is some guy raising and abusing pitbulls resulting in human aggression all over your state, i highly doubt what you say is true...